Car-seat.



A. C. RADER.

CAR SEAT.

APPLICATlON FILED Nov. 4. 1912.

1,142,203. Patented June 8, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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CAR SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 4. l9l2- 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON, D. C.

lowing is'a specification.

ns PAT orrron AUGUST 0. RADER, OF UPPER MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

' CAR-SEAT.

To all whom it may concern:

" Be it known that I, Aoeus'r C. RADER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Upper Montclair, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Car-Seat, of which the fol Another obj eat is to provide means whereby the rollers can be readily shifted out of either of the positions occupied thereby while holding the backin inclined or active position.

ith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the'invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a seat having the present improvements combined therewith. Fig. 2 is a trans verse section therethrough, said section being taken on the line A -B Fig. 1, the seat,

proper, being elevated, and a portion of the back being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of'a portion of the seat support and showing the channel for the reception of-the-supporting rollers of the back.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the side hangers of the seat back and showing'the carriage and lifting device thereon. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a portion of said hanger and carriage, the lifting device being shown. Fig. 6 is a view showing, in detail, one of the side thrust bearings: F ig. 7 is a section through amodified form of supporting Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8,1915.

Application filed November 4, 1912. Serial No. 729,508.

roller. Fig. 8 is an enlarged section through the upper portion ofthe seat back and the garment hanger carried thereby. 1

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the seat supports the same constituting the sides of the seat and each being preferably formed in a single casting. Each of these supports is provided, in its inner surface and adjacent the upper edge thereof with a longitudinal channelQ, the bottom wall of the channel constituting a guide. Recesses 3 are formed at: the ends of the bottom wall of each channel and pros j ecting upward from said wall or guide near the recesses and adjacent the outer edge of the wall are projections 4 for the purpose hereinafter set forth. I

The seat-back, which has been indicated at 5, is provided, at its sides, with parallel hangers 6, these hangers extending downwardly between the supports 1. Secured to each hanger 6 is a carriage 7 made up of a frame having cross rods 8 on which are mounted antifriction rollers 9. These rollers are arranged 1 in pairs and are preferably shaped as shown in figures 2- and 4, the rollers being of greater diameter at their centers than at their ends. A lifting finger 10 is pivotally connected to each hanger 6' and hangs freely between therollers 9 on the hanger, this finger projecting downwardly below the rollers. If desired, stop lugs 11 may be arranged on each hanger 6 at opposite sides of the finger 10 so as to limit the swinging movement of the finger.

Secured to each of the hangers-6 at points below the carriage 7 thereon are side thrust devices each of which preferably consists of a ring-like casing 12 having a series of antifriction balls 13 therein and upon which bears a single ball 14 which is held against displacement by the housing 12 andbears against the inner side of the adjacent support'l. Any desired number of these side thrust bearings may be used, two being shown in thepresent instance applied to each hanger 6.

Instead of utilizing solid rollers 9 such as shown in Fig. 4c, the rollers employed may be provided with conical recesses 15 extending thereinto from the ends thereof so as to form a throat 16 at the center of the roller. A small knob 17 carried by the pivot pin 18 may be forced into the throat 16 which throat can be provided with a shallow annular groove for the reception of the knob. Closure plates 19 may be seated in the outer end portion of the recesses so as to hold the rollers against rocking on the pins 18. The hangers 6 extend downwardly sufficient distances to project between links 20 which, as shown in Fig. 1, are provided with longitudinal slots 21' and are pivotally supported by a rod 22. This rod 22 is upheld by brackets 23 extending downwardly under the seat 24:. The slots 21 receive studs 25 extending laterally from the lower end portions of the. hangers 6;. The lower ends of the links 20: are; connectedby a bar 26. constituting a foot rest. 9

It isto. be understood that when'the seatback is in use, one of: the rollers 9 rests within one of the recesses 3and the'lifting finger 10 bears downwardly upon. the lower wall of the channel 2: and directly back of and in contact with one of the projections 1.

When it is desired to shift the seat-back to its other position the upper end of the seatback is pjushedtoward the opposite side of the seat and, as. the lower end of the finger 10. is held against movement longitudinally of channel 2 by the projection 4:, it willbe obvious'that this movement will result in the fingerfswinging' about its lower end as a pivot. Thisobviously-will result in theelevation, bodily, of the. seat backand lifting the;- seated roller 9 out ofthe recess 3--in which it is mounted. As soon as the finger lohas reached a verticalposition, the two rollers 9 will be. broughtabove. the bottom wall of the channel 2fand are thus free. to traveltherealong, the seatback 5, being held vertically during this, traveling. The projections tare locatedat one. side of the path of the rollers'and will not, therefore, interfere with their movement. As the seat back moves from one end to the other of the sup.- ports 1, the studs 25 Work within the slots 21 and cause. the links, 20 to swing; downwardly under the, brackets 23 and then up- Wardly to their new positions, thus reversing the position ofthe foot rest 26. As the seat back reaches the) limit of its movement, one

' of the rollers 9 on each carriage drops into the adjacent recess: 3;, thus causing the seat back to assume an inclinedposition. At the .same time, the fingerlO dropsinto position back of and close to the adjacent projection 4. It will be apparent that by utilizing this liftingfingerthe Operation. of disengaging the upper edge of the back. The ends of the rod are pivotally connected to the back, as

. edge thereof and mounted in the upper edge of the back at opposite sides of the recess 29 are guide sheaves 30. An adjusting screw 31 is mounted in the lower portion of the recess 29 and has a coiled spring 32 attached to it, this spring extending upwardly within recess 29. A chain 33 or any other suitable flexible connection extends from the-upper end of the spring and between the guide sheaves and is secured at its outerend to the bar 27. Thus it will be seen that bar 27 can be swung to position beyond either side of the back 5 and, when not'in use, the spring 32 serves to hold thev bar upon the top ofthe back where it ill practically-close the upper end of. the recess 29. The rod 27 may be provided with a knob 3% whereby it can be swung easily to active position so as to support a coat or other garment back of the seat. It is to be understood of course that a pair of rollers 9- and a single lifting finger 10 are to be provided at each side of the back so as to cotiperate'with the respective supports 1. It is tobe noted thatthe term guide, as used in the'claims, applies to the lower or bottom wallv of the. channel 2.

In order that. the seat 24:; may be, tiltably mounted between the supports, cross bars 35 connect the front and back portions of the supports 1 and have bowed supporting rails 36 attached thereto, the seat being adapted to rock upon these. rails. Each hanger has a pair of tilting rollers 37' extending inwardly therefrom and these rollers, travel over flanges 38. outstanding from the lower edges of thesides-of the seat. Thusit will be seen that whenthe seatback is shifted to. one position, one of the rollers 37, will push dow ard y 011 fl ge 3 a d tilt the seat in one directionand, when the back is moved V to its other p osition,the other roller 3(7, will press downwardly, on flange 38; and, thus tilt the. seat to its other position. The brackets 23 are secured to; and extend. downwardly from the bowed rails 36;...

What is claimed; ijs.:+ I 1. The. combination with a seat support having. aguidefformed with terminal recesses, of a seat-back, means-mouable therewith for becoming seated in the respectiveirecesses to-hold the back in active position, and means coiiperating withsaid guide for elevating the seated means. out of itsgrecess when the. back is shifted out of active position.

2. The combination; with. a seat support having a guide formed with. a. recess, in its lower surface, of a seat-back, a, roller mov-v able therewith and; adapted to be seated in the recess to hold the back-in active position, and coiiperating' means. upon the. guide; and

seated in the respective recesses to hold the back in either of two active positions, and means movable with the seat back and cooperating with the bottom of the guide channel in which the rollers are mounted for elevating either roller out of the recess in which it is seated during the initial movement of the seat-back out of either active position.

4. The combination with a seat support having a channeledguid e provided with terminal recesses, of a movable seat-back, a hanger depending therefrom, rollers in fixed relation to and movable with the hanger and adapted to travel along the bottom of the guide channel to hold the 'seat back in upstanding position and to become seated in the respective recesses to hold the back in an inclined position, and cooperating means upon the hanger and upon the bottom of the guide in which the rollers are mounted, for elevating the back and rollers to disengage the seated roller from the recessed portion of the channel.

5. The combination with a seat support having a channeled guide provided with terminal'recesses, of a movable seat-back, rollers movable with the back and disposed in fixed relation thereto, said rollers being adapted to be seated within the respective recesses to hold the back in either of two Copies of this patent may be obtained for active positions, a finger pivotally mounted and movable with the back, and projections upon the bottom of the channeled guide and adapted to be engaged by the finger to bodily elevate the back and rollers when the back is moved relative to the support.

6. The combination with a seat support having a guide formed with terminal recesses, of a seat back, rollers movable therewith for becoming seated in the respective recesses to hold the back in active position, a projection adjacent each recess and extending from the guide, and a lifting element pivotally connected to the back and movable against the projections for elevating the rollers out of the respective recesses when the seat back is shifted.

7. The combination with a seat support 7 having a guide channel and recesses in the bottom of the channel, of a seat back, means movable with the back and adapted to be seated within the respective recesses to hold the back in either of two active positions, and means pivotally connected to and movable with the seat back and cooperating with the support for elevating each of said first named means out of the recess in which it is seated during the initial movement of the seat back out of either active position, said pivoted means being constantly housed within the channel.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' AUGUST 0. RADER. Witnesses:

SELINA WILLsoN,

MONROE E. MEIER.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents- Washington, D. 0. 

